UPDATE: so when the fix it guys showed up and pulled the pump out of the well....it was actually in 2 pieces. they looked at me and said, "i think we found your problem!" ya think???
so i know i mentioned a week ago that my little town had been taken over by a great flood! our neighborhood was underwater and several other places around town were. schools were closed and it was hard to get to the grocery store! but over the weekend the flood waters went down and life returned to normal! the kids all went to school on monday and even though we now have snow on the ground again they were back today!
but for us...in our charming old house...we now have water rising in the basement! odd huh?? a week after the flood??? yesterday our pump kept running and running and running. it appears to be just about as ancient as our house, and like many other things, we aren't sure it is really hooked up quite right. anyways....it ran like crazy yesterday and by 10 last night sounded like it was grinding to a halt. after much debate about what to do we just went to bed. we don't really use our basement since it is like a cellar, but where the water is rising just happens to be where our gas furnace and gas water heater are located. if we let the pump run it might burn up and spark a fire, if we turn it off the water could rise causing all sorts of problems as well. we just prayed God would keep us safe for the night.
this morning, i came downstairs to find hubby sitting in the rocking chair. when he went to bed last night his back hurt bad, he had a bad stomach ache, and of course was stressed about the basement. this morning he said to me...."my back hurts, the pump burned up, and water is coming in fast. my stomach is fine. princess coughed all night."
so as the water rises we are waiting for a phone call from a friend to see what we need to do! oh the joys of owning a home and not just any home but a good old home!
oh, in case you are wondering....we think the bat is still gone! i don't see any thing he has left behind and we have had the light on for a week down there. surely he has moved to darker pastures!!
so i know i mentioned a week ago that my little town had been taken over by a great flood! our neighborhood was underwater and several other places around town were. schools were closed and it was hard to get to the grocery store! but over the weekend the flood waters went down and life returned to normal! the kids all went to school on monday and even though we now have snow on the ground again they were back today!
but for us...in our charming old house...we now have water rising in the basement! odd huh?? a week after the flood??? yesterday our pump kept running and running and running. it appears to be just about as ancient as our house, and like many other things, we aren't sure it is really hooked up quite right. anyways....it ran like crazy yesterday and by 10 last night sounded like it was grinding to a halt. after much debate about what to do we just went to bed. we don't really use our basement since it is like a cellar, but where the water is rising just happens to be where our gas furnace and gas water heater are located. if we let the pump run it might burn up and spark a fire, if we turn it off the water could rise causing all sorts of problems as well. we just prayed God would keep us safe for the night.
this morning, i came downstairs to find hubby sitting in the rocking chair. when he went to bed last night his back hurt bad, he had a bad stomach ache, and of course was stressed about the basement. this morning he said to me...."my back hurts, the pump burned up, and water is coming in fast. my stomach is fine. princess coughed all night."
so as the water rises we are waiting for a phone call from a friend to see what we need to do! oh the joys of owning a home and not just any home but a good old home!
oh, in case you are wondering....we think the bat is still gone! i don't see any thing he has left behind and we have had the light on for a week down there. surely he has moved to darker pastures!!
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